A happy life is what we want, so that means that we need to believe and have patience, because we know that there is going to be some ups and downs, but we aren't in charge. - Herman Cooper, Respect, Commit, Change
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A happy life is what we want, so that means that we need to believe and have patience, because we know that there is going to be some ups and downs, but we aren't in charge. - Herman Cooper, Respect, Commit, Change
"Whether they be old or young, rich or poor, high or low, wise or foolish, ignorant or learned, every individual is seen to be strongly actuated by a desire to be seen, heard, talked of, approved, and respected."- John Adams (1735 - 1826) Second U.S. President
Very true
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) American Poet and Essayist
"Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in."- Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) 7th President of the United States
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"The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals, the tragedy lies in not having any goals to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream."- Benjamin Mays (1894 - 1984) American Baptist minister and civil rights leader
"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."- William James (1842 - 1910) American Philosopher and Psychologist
"The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie."- Ann Landers (1918 - 2002) Columnist
Often true
"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear."- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author and Humorist (b: Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
"Instead of always harping on a man's faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits. Hold up to him his better self, his real self that can dare and do and win out."- Eleanor Porter (1868 - 1920) American Novelist
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."- Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) 16th President of the United States
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Grief is the price we pay for love. - Queen Elizabeth II's closing words of the speech showing her support and sympathy for the victims of the 9/11 attack.
NEVER FORGET!!
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Well said!
"Discovery consists in seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought."- Albert von Szent-Gyorgyi (1893 - 1986) Hungarian Biochemist 1937 Nobel Prize for Physiology
Keep calm and remember that no one has the power to disturb your peace unless you give it to him or her. - Alex Tumparov, Joy in Life
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"To be agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know."- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754 - 1838) French Statesman
"What does not destroy me, makes me stronger."- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) German Philosopher
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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. - Jack London
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"The championships, the money, the color; all of these things linger only in the memory. It is the spirit, the will to excel, the will to win; these are the things that endure."- Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970) American Football Coach
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It is not always easy, but if we are able to embrace the journey, we can enjoy the ride. - Richard L. Curwin, Allen N. Mendler, Brian D. Mendler
Slow down. Life is not a race. Enjoy the journey. Look around, take it in, notice the beauty around you. - Bloom Post, Shaman's Toolbox: Practical Tools For Powerful Transformation
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"Duty is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do. (Second Speech on Conciliation, 1775)"- Edmund Burke (1729-1797) Irish Politician and Writer
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"It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong."- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882) American Poet
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"In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."- Albert Camus (1913-1960) French Writer
That’s a hard one to agree with as winter approaches Michigan!
"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge."- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-American Physicist
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"If I have any message from this then it is if you really have a dream and you want to achieve it then you can and it really is possible."- Ellen MacArthur (B - 1976 ) Retired English sailor, Quoted after breaking all single-handed woman's records and finishing second in round the world yacht race on February 11th, 2001.
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"At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable."- Christopher Reeve (1952 - 2004) American Actor